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Originally Posted by PoorSkillz
What Zellner is doing is not considered good form. She has created a moving target by continuing to supplement her motion - all while attempting to file a Federal Appeal.
Of course, the Court is not going to be accepting of that.
Despite comments to the contrary, I would believe Zellner did this intentionally. The result may allow the appearance of incompetence, but such simple "mistakes" would be unheard of for an attorney of her record and pedigree.
The fact of the matter is that the whole ballgame is the first appeal filed by S.A. in pro per (long before Zellner was in the case). Leaving the issue of whether it has merit aside, there is about zero chance a pro per defendant is going to be able to put together a competent filing.
Once that motion had been ruled upon, SA's options are severely limited in State Court, with or without an attorney. If you choose to believe that Zellner does not know this going in, that is your right. But, my guess is you would be wrong. The landscape, as it stands, is the same as it was before, with the sole exception that Zellner still has/had to play out the string in the State Court system.
Whether she has something compelling for the Federal Courts is something I don't know, nor is it something I wish to guess at. I would assume, however, that in order to do what she intends to do (from day one of her representation), Zellner has to properly set the stage.
Assuming the above is correct, Zellner has not yet been on that stage, but has taken at least one step closer to it.